tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post4109087956042876705..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: EPHEMERA: Hugh Johnson and the HoseMaster of Wine™ at the 2016 Wine Writers' Symposium--Every King Needs a FoolRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26792638306983712322015-10-14T08:52:30.731-07:002015-10-14T08:52:30.731-07:00I´d still wear the bullet-proof vest if I were you...I´d still wear the bullet-proof vest if I were you....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322524924618467407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78693196189403783072015-10-01T09:35:19.680-07:002015-10-01T09:35:19.680-07:00Good grief, poet Billy Collins this year, satirist...Good grief, poet Billy Collins this year, satirist Ron Washam next year. Jim Gordon looks to be shaking up the image of wine writers as the least cultured of the wine culture. Sorry that I likely will miss your presentation but suspect that Napa Valley Vintners will tape it and sell it to Comedy Central, so I can catch it later. You will have fun, but don't you always?Mike Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496499437274796935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60801388966206696452015-09-27T02:57:15.713-07:002015-09-27T02:57:15.713-07:00I am in London as I write this. February seems lik...I am in London as I write this. February seems like an ideal time for a return visit to Olde Blighty. Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84873248723686937482015-09-25T21:34:32.990-07:002015-09-25T21:34:32.990-07:00Miss M,
I'm genuinely pleased to be mentioned ...Miss M,<br />I'm genuinely pleased to be mentioned in the same paragraph as Mr. Johnson. And "videotapes?" Love, you're showing your age...<br /><br />Ziggy,<br />Yeah, me in a limo. That sounds right. May as well drive the pig to the Loreal counter for some lipstick.<br /><br />Ron (from the Flun Keys)Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54243948375388393552015-09-25T12:47:35.794-07:002015-09-25T12:47:35.794-07:00Congrats Hose.
I'm guessing you are taking a ...Congrats Hose.<br /><br />I'm guessing you are taking a limo to St Helena?<br />Make sure you arrive in shorts, tee shirt and flip flops. Cover the dome with something related to Sonoma County.<br /><br />Ziggy (from Fla Keys)Ziggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575751456094003292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-25368247243682595682015-09-25T12:03:16.340-07:002015-09-25T12:03:16.340-07:00Ron - You're right about Hugh Johnson. Lovely ...Ron - You're right about Hugh Johnson. Lovely fellow and a very fine writer. <br /><br />I hope someone videotapes your talk for the rest of us.Divine Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795119613814682905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69045447807966534562015-09-25T07:37:02.245-07:002015-09-25T07:37:02.245-07:00David,
I've had a year of strange turns of eve...David,<br />I've had a year of strange turns of event. The invite to speak in the company of such distinguished wine folks is incredibly flattering, if not outright silly. I'm very grateful to Jim Gordon for including me. There's always that risk, as Jim Caudill alludes to, of becoming part of that establishment. But I'm not talented enough, or ambitious enough, for that to happen. I'm just going to try to enjoy my few moments in the spotlight.<br /><br />A "Ben Narasin success story" is an oxymoron, isn't it?Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44430589439090563112015-09-25T03:13:28.526-07:002015-09-25T03:13:28.526-07:00Congrats Ron - that idiot HoseMaster is impressing...Congrats Ron - that idiot HoseMaster is impressing the insulted ones - and rightfully so!<br />I can't wait to read your comment on the "Success Stories" column on their website: <br />"I have never before had the pleasure to insult so many so fast - at least not since my latest blog post... [jibber-jabber]... People who despise me certainly know how to party."<br />BTW, Have you read the Ben Narasin success story on that same column? True HoseMaster Material, that is!<br /><br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159097736413919697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-43902318202037715972015-09-24T20:23:20.291-07:002015-09-24T20:23:20.291-07:00Hey Gang,
Thanks for all of the kind, and anticipa...Hey Gang,<br />Thanks for all of the kind, and anticipatory, remarks.<br /><br />I think there are two kinds of wine writers. There are people who were born to write who choose wine to write about--in that category, I'd put Hugh Johnson, Gerald Asher, Tim Atkin, Andrew Jefford, and a few others I can't think of right now. And then there are the folks who fall in love with wine and decide to write about it, but are better at wine than writing. They are too numerous to mention.<br /><br />I'm afraid I love writing more than I love wine. So I have a hard time reading so much of what's published. Not because it's not articulate or informed, but because it, like an average wine, has little energy. Far too much published about wine is dull, and suffers from answering to the immediacy of the internet age.<br /><br />I include that idiot HoseMaster of Wine™ in the last category.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6336982761206012302015-09-24T11:53:44.284-07:002015-09-24T11:53:44.284-07:00Great news!!! All of those writers should feel hon...Great news!!! All of those writers should feel honored about being insulted by you. Let's face it, you have not arrived as a wine writer if the HMW has not targeted you. I'm actually thinking of starting a wine blog just so that you can insult me. It would be a great honor. And I'll carry your luggage anytime :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-64339512402081160382015-09-24T11:51:00.864-07:002015-09-24T11:51:00.864-07:00Wait, someone else's writing who you actually ...Wait, someone else's writing who you actually admire and promote?! Time for me to subscribe to the RSS feed!<br /><br />And Congrats are in order, I guess. Sounds like a good place to let lose and skewer them all, and hopefully get them to write a little better, and be a little less self-important :) Everybody needs someone standing at their shoulder whispering "Memento mori", remember that thou art a man (or woman in this progressive age). Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911398647505242281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42680591759328974652015-09-24T11:25:45.768-07:002015-09-24T11:25:45.768-07:00"If you’re one of the wine writers who is luc..."If you’re one of the wine writers who is lucky enough to attend the Napa Valley Wine Writer’s Symposium this February, and you read this stupid blog, please introduce yourself. I’m not a jackass in real life. OK, I can be, but I’ll try not to. And cut me some slack. I haven’t given a speech since I was best man at the Charles Manson wedding. Laugh like a bad sitcom sound track. I'd appreciate it."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_NpdAy3WY<br /><br />Can't wait for Alder's smartphone video of your presentation to go viral.<br /><br />https://vimeo.com/87443435<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiebell/2014/02/24/robert-parker-faces-his-toughest-critics-wine-writers/Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099196210297757292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-52816232247773404232015-09-24T10:53:57.375-07:002015-09-24T10:53:57.375-07:00Ron, I read the Press Release, and who appears in ...Ron, I read the Press Release, and who appears in the list but, Tilar Mazzeo, author of The Widow Clicquot. I have hundreds of wine books, narratives, history and research technical tomes. <br />This is the worst and most poorly written book on a wine subject I have ever read of course I did not finish it, but a blind review might be in order. It was nice to get to meet Larry Anosmia, MS at Texsom, I hope he attends next year.<br />MarkMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578776481066910388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-38365893200794239932015-09-24T10:48:09.171-07:002015-09-24T10:48:09.171-07:00Awesome!
- insert joke that I would not be too t...Awesome! <br /><br />- insert joke that I would not be too tired to come up with if it weren't harvest here -<br /><br />Dan Fishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693288530873887597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-55024105657678268392015-09-24T09:41:26.317-07:002015-09-24T09:41:26.317-07:00OMG, WTF, LOL, IMHO, - do you think they will teac...OMG, WTF, LOL, IMHO, - do you think they will teach you the secret handshake?Francly Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613155539245736052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75327000927463924422015-09-24T08:45:58.062-07:002015-09-24T08:45:58.062-07:00This has all the potential for disaster that I can...This has all the potential for disaster that I can imagine. Not yours, Ron, but for those who might not know your peculiar talent for dissection.Don Clemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018421143636593792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59390829512006627482015-09-24T08:37:45.604-07:002015-09-24T08:37:45.604-07:00Uh oh, legitimacy, the beginning of the end....Uh oh, legitimacy, the beginning of the end....Jim Caudillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163559952765216636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10041514024017399322015-09-24T08:10:26.758-07:002015-09-24T08:10:26.758-07:00Way to go Ron. What a great opportunity. Can't...Way to go Ron. What a great opportunity. Can't wait for the vid.<br /><br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.com